Sarah's Blog

January 2018: late night at a Steak n' Shake in Ft. Wayne hanging out with Doug, our dear friends and mentors Ted and Donna, and their family...Ted (the 2010 National Champion) says casually "Hey, you should go compete at Winfield"...at…

Facebook reminded me today that I made a very special trip a couple years ago. Let me set the stage: 9/4/16 – Doug was recovering from TWO MONTHS off work from pneumonia. He was barely well enough to be left…

I had a conversation recently with someone who is trying to determine what their life really ought to look like. As we discussed the details I realized they were unconsciously writing off some of their most important desires. Life will…Read more

I've read a lot of success / self-help books over the years. Some better than others. Many talk about the idea of stretching like a rubber band. If you've never heard it, the gist is that when you stretch a…Read more

I want to be better - add more complexity to my music, think up more exciting ways to play a familiar song, and have higher accuracy with fewer stinker notes! But I'm not "better" I'm where I am: stuck playing…Read more

Yes, I stayed up late last night to watch the Cubs' epic victory and the end of 108 years of fans having to say "there's always next year." I'm not really a Cubs fan. In fact I married into a…Read more